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Dwight Strobel - Chassis Program Director |
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Responsibilities: Chassis set-up, Suspension, Shocks
Dwight has been involved in off-road racing in excess of 35 years.
He has honed his off-road racing skills through his participation
in races in the US and Mexico since 1967. Dwight's heavy industrial
design, metallurgy, and metal fabrication skills are also utilized
by Strobel Motorsports. These skills were developed through
Dwight's previous directorship of Strobel Manufacturing, an equipment
manufacturing facility as well as his Street Rod customization business.
He has also been involved in several drag racing teams during his racing
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Dale Ebberts - 2nd Driver |
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Responsibilities: Driving & Race Planning
Dale has been very successful in his off-road career. His accomplishments include three SCORE championships (1992, 1996 and 2003). 1992 was in the ½-1600 class. 1996 was in Class One. 2003 was in Class One and was also the overall SCORE championship. His resume includes 12 major Off Road class race wins (6 overall wins). He was the first two time Laughlin Desert Challenge Overall winner and also has 2 Vegas to Reno class wins (1 Overall). "I have been driving off road races for 24 years (since 1987). I have raced in all, but two of the Baja 1000's over those years. My best finish in the Baja 1000 is second".
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John Tondro - Co-Driver |
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Responsibilities: Navigation & Race Prep
John Tondro (also known as "J.T.") was a mechanic and fabricator for Robby Gordon from 2005 thru 2009. In 2006 Gordon made JT Crew Chief and put him in charge of his Trophy Truck. As Gordon’s Crew Chief, JT and Gordon won the 2006 Baja 1000 and earned victories in every SCORE International venue with the exception of San Felipe where his team’s best finish was 2nd. In 2009 JT led the team to a SCORE championship. “I accomplished everything that I set out to working for Robby. I decided that once the championship was secured, it was time to move forward and see what other opportunities were out there. I am excited to be working with Strobel Motorsports and the opportunity to be Steve’s Co-Driver and Navigator.” |
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Nathan Ellis - Co-Driver |
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Responsibilities: Suspension Tuning, Race Prep and Navigator
Nathan has over 20 of off-road racing experience. He has owned and driven both Class 1 and Class 9 cars and in 1998 his race team built a mid-engine V8 Class 1 car. Nathan also worked for Toyota racing development from 2000 to 2003 in their CART engine program. The Toyota team won the ’02 Manufacturer’s Cup championship with driver Christiano da Matta. Nathan is originally from California, but has lived in Nebraska since 2005. |
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Junior Kaiser - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Pit Support.
Junior has been involved in professional racing for 33 years. His lengthy
professional mechanic experience is called upon often during race prep
and during the races. He has fielded teams, driven, and served as a
crew chief in NHRA's Top Fuel drag racing class and was recently honored
by the Colorado Motorsports Hall Of Fame as one of their "Legends In Drag
Racing". His ingenuity is reflected in the fact that he developed the
first rear-engine dragster, a revolutionary design concept when introduced.
This fundamental concept is still used in today's 6,000+ horsepower 320+ mph
dragsters. Junior also serves as the unofficial Strobel Motorsports Team
Chef - always insuring that the team is healthy and well fed during race events! |
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Kent Booth - Team Logistics Director |
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Responsibilities: Pit Strategist, Overall Team Logistics, Fuel team lead.
Kent also has an extensive off-road racing history as well. He has been
supporting off-road racing teams since 1970 and has also owned and driven
NHRA drag racing vehicles through the years as well. Kent also serves
as the team's back-up transporter driver.
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"Big Tom" Dittmer - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Transport Driver & Pit Lead.
Tom is one of the team's primary transport driver's and has also been involved
in off-road racing for many years supporting the team in a variety of functions. Tom
has also recently become the team's customs expert and Mexico passport liason
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Clark Twiestmeyer - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Race Prep and Pit Support.
Clark has been heavily involved in the finish out and prep of the Ford Jimco Trophy
Truck as well as the new Stewart Raceworks Prerunner. He has also has extensive street rod fabrication and customization experience as well.
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Bucky Stanton - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Race Prep and Pit Lead.
Bucky has been heavily involved in the prep of the Ford Jimco Trophy
Truck as well as the new Stewart Raceworks Prerunner. He has also has extensive drag racing experience
as well.
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Scott Booth - Team Business Director |
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Responsibilities: Marketing, PR, Online Media, Financial Management.
Scott is focused on marketing the team's services and ensuring that our
extended team family, and in particular our marketing partners remain
well informed on all team activities. He is also responsible for the
team's website, e-Newsletters, and various press releases. Scott has
a BS degree in Business Administration as well as an MBA in Strategic
Leadership. |
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